Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2024-08-21

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 21
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
435 head
5 vs last sale 430 269 vs year ago 166 · +162.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
13 vs last sale 81 35 vs year ago 33 · +106.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
10 vs last sale 32 7 vs year ago 29 · 24.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Yearlings limited comparison. Plain quality, off-color, fleshy bawling calves and fleshy bull calves facing deep discounts. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.76/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 159.96 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.
Average price
$241.76
29 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,284
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.94
vs KY average
2.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528249.151,31421
Large 1-2575224.541,2912thin
Medium and Large 2-3529221.641,1726thin
One grade step is worth $27.52/cwt here — about $143 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
445407368330median 401.7212/1703/0404/2906/2408/19
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.17, low $343.72, median $401.72 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale29 hd
241.76
KY average26 barns · 1,138 hd
245.70
−3.94
National average171 barns · 9,778 hd
244.41
−2.65
This barn, trailing median30 sales
401.72
−159.96
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,600170.322,7257thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,252155.241,94425
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,380151.842,09514
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,043124.201,29513

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,138$2,2432thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,9251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,103$1,6712thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,079$1,5967
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$1,9501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,275$2,1601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$1,7002thin

Every lot, as filed

113 lots · USDA AMS · Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersLarge 1-2600–650630220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3861
SteersLarge 1-2550–600560260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450435265.44/cwt257.50–272.501,1554
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650629194.91/cwt188.00–202.001,2264
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800755221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6691
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750725182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650616246.32/cwt240.00–247.001,51721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy800–850825237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,95515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy550–600586241.48/cwt240.00–246.001,4154
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550508220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1184
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450433210.00/cwt210.00–210.009093
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400362214.04/cwt210.00–220.007753
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800750171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2831
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350318229.50/cwt229.00–230.007302
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600570224.91/cwt220.00–230.001,2822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800772190.98/cwt189.00–192.001,4743
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950928190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7633
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250225247.91/cwt242.00–250.005584
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700666195.40/cwt185.00–202.001,3016
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500480224.06/cwt200.00–232.501,0758
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300290230.00/cwt230.00–230.006671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400371244.96/cwt234.00–250.009096
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450433242.76/cwt237.00–249.001,05112
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2400–450417195.02/cwt192.00–201.008133
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700690215.99/cwt215.00–217.001,4902
HeifersLarge 1-2600–650630200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500470245.00/cwt238.00–248.001,15212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550515242.00/cwt240.00–245.001,2465
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2400–450400207.00/cwt207.00–207.008281
SteersLarge 1-2450–500462260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2012
SteersLarge 1-2650–700665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3971
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300266256.00/cwt256.00–256.006813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400358300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0742
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900890210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8691
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700660241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550531260.66/cwt251.00–270.001,38412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650620241.63/cwt237.00–249.001,49810
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350325227.00/cwt227.00–227.007382
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550521290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5115
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800775218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6901
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450445255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1351
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550518231.03/cwt230.00–232.001,1972
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600550262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,4411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500472277.89/cwt272.50–285.001,3129
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450410280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1482
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750709258.50/cwt258.50–258.501,83320
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700657228.51/cwt225.00–231.001,5014
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400372233.39/cwt232.50–235.008683
Dairy HeifersLarge 3700–75074592.50/cwt92.50–92.506891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500467266.57/cwt260.00–270.001,2453
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550533220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1733
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350336238.35/cwt237.50–240.008013
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800750171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2831
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450432234.90/cwt220.00–240.001,0154
BullsLarge 1-2550–600567224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2702
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650615208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2791
CowsLean 85-90%1,053125.05/cwt116.00–132.001,3178
CowsBoner 80-85%1,193138.05/cwt135.00–140.001,6475
CowsBoner 80-85%1,297164.47/cwt152.00–183.002,13315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,177144.76/cwt143.00–147.001,7045
CowsLean 85-90%965101.00/cwt100.00–102.009752
CowsLean 85-90%1,068137.38/cwt133.00–144.501,4673
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,422154.54/cwt149.00–160.002,19810
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,275145.08/cwt144.00–146.001,8504
Bulls1,645176.13/cwt172.00–182.502,8973
Bulls1,566165.97/cwt157.50–169.002,5994
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-31,1451,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,148146.16/cwt142.00–149.001,6785
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy8551,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0101,367.05/head1,225.00–1,500.001,3674
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1031,671.09/head1,600.00–1,750.001,6712
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1651,802.36/head1,750.00–1,850.001,8022
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1802,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1382,242.64/head2,100.00–2,375.002,2432
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,2751,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2752,160.00/head2,160.00–2,160.002,1601
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650627224.38/cwt211.00–235.001,4078
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2450–500455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2550–600575216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2422
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750712206.36/cwt184.00–220.001,4696
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300272264.91/cwt255.00–280.007213
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500480220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0562
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400378261.87/cwt250.00–285.009903
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2450–500470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
HeifersLarge 1-2550–600575224.54/cwt222.00–227.001,2912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300275242.50/cwt242.50–242.506671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600561238.43/cwt232.00–240.001,3385
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550518257.28/cwt250.00–264.001,33311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000990170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750730228.50/cwt228.50–228.501,66815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450402251.83/cwt250.00–255.001,01211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500460251.49/cwt251.00–252.001,1574
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650619219.50/cwt219.00–220.001,3594
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2350–400375216.00/cwt216.00–216.008101
BullsLarge 1-2950–1000965172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6601
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2350–400378214.48/cwt214.00–215.008112
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,000156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,5601
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350315265.00/cwt265.00–265.008353
BullsLarge 1-2500–550520220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1443
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600571237.51/cwt235.00–240.001,35610
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950920170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450435250.64/cwt240.00–262.501,0907
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850810196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,5881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500473250.63/cwt245.00–260.001,1856
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700667222.83/cwt220.00–224.001,4866
BullsLarge 1-2600–650600213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,2781
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550523245.35/cwt240.00–256.001,28310
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700663208.24/cwt207.50–209.001,3812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900865170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4711
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2500–550525210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1032
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800773203.48/cwt202.00–205.001,5732

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.